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TIL The real sword in the stone exists and is in Italy.

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8aNZ TIL Before Google launched Gmail, “G-Mail” was the name of a free email service Garfield’s website offered to fans of the lasagna-loving cat.
8jXL TIL: When an aggressive schizophrenic man became so violent that formal psychological testing couldn’t be done, doctors preformed a CT scan, discovering a brain tumor. They surgically removed it, and he was schizophrenia-free two weeks later.
MeMvb TIL of the "Jim Twins", a pair of identical twins separated and adopted to different families at birth. Both were named James, married and divorced women named Linda, remarried women named Betty, and each had a dog named Toy. They both named their sons James Allan. They reunited at age 39.
v1DWB TIL India has the majority of the world's wild tigers, nearly 3,000 in 2019. The Bengal tiger serves as one of India's national animals.
w8WW TIL that one of the most famous pubs in Australia is the Young and Jackson Hotel. It is famous for its portrait “Chloe” of a very nude 19 years old girl, which hangs over one of the bars. It was considered scandalous at the time, but still hangs there.